MEXICO CITY’S PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PREMIERES AMERICA TROPICAL AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

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Guest Conductor Enrique Diemecke leads Mexico City’s Philharmonic Orchestra in its Los Angeles Debut
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008 – 8:00 PM

Under the auspices of The Latino Museum, Mexico City’s Philharmonic Orchestra debuts at Walt Disney Concert Hall performing an exquisite repertoire of master composers Carlos Chávez, Arturo Márquez, José Pablo Moncayo and Silvestre Revueltas. Led by Maestro Enrique Diemecke, Mexico’s Philharmonic will premiere Professor Steven Loza’s América Tropical—a piece interpreted by Los Ángeles Opera mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzmán and accompanied by a narrative and multimedia imagery created by Professors Jose Luis Valenzuela and Judy Baca. The presentation will feature a Mariachi concerto by Los Camperos de Nati Cano and a narration for America Tropical by actor Edward James Olmos.

The concert will give life to some of the greatest Mexican classical compositions from the twentieth century. Danzón, Huapango and La Noche de los Mayas exemplify the ability of their creators to fuse European, American and indigenous rhythmical, instrumental and compositional traditions—resulting in a uniquely Mexican modernist style.  

América Tropical is inspired by the educational and artistic work of muralist David Alfaro Siquieros in Los Angeles during the 1930s. The piece is a tone poem with narration embedded in a visual multimedia display of images of the art of Siqueiros and others—relating them to historical events in Mexican/Chicano Los Angeles. The multisensory presentation illustrates how such artistic movements influenced other sectors of the city and the world. 

Mexico City’s Philharmonic Orchestra occupies a very important place in Mexico’s rich musical life since the 1970s and it is regarded as one of the most prominent orchestras of Latin America. Its debut in Los Angeles closes a binational tour led by internationally acclaimed Maestro Enrique Diemecke featuring Los Angeles based Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano.

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WHO:         MEXICO CITY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
GUEST CONDUCTOR ENRIQUE DIEMECKE
WHEN:    FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008 AT 8:00 PM
WHERE:    WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL, 111 S. Grand Ave., LA, CA
CONTACT:     Ana Valenzuela, Pescador Communications and Associates, LLC.
                     Tel. 213.590.8727, pca.acv@gmail.com
 

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